George horatio jones



(No Model.)

G. H. JONES.

FOUNTAIN PEN.

No. 445,817. Patented Jan. 2'7, 1891.

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IJNrrEo STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE lIORA'lIO JONES, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

FOUNTAIN-PEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,317, dated January 27, 1891. Application filed May 28, 1889. Serial No. 312,378. (No model.) Patented in England May 16,1888,N0.'7,293.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE I'IORATIO JONES, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at 57 Great Russell Street, London, England, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Reservoir or Fountain Pens, (patented in England May 16, 1888, No. 7,293,) and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact deseription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of my invention is to provide a reservoir or fountain pen of extremely simple construction which can be manufactured at a lower cost than those hitherto constructed.

In the accompanying drawiugsI have shown how my said invention can be conveniently and advantageously carried into practice.

Figure IV is a vertical longitudinal central section showing one form of pen constructed according to my said invention. l igs. 2 and 3 are vertical lmigitudinal central sections showing various modifications, hereinafter described.

Like letters indicate Corresponding parts throughout the drawin A is a tube, formed of glass, metal, or other suitable material, the upper extremity of which may be open and provided with a rim or flange I The lower extremity of the said tube A is tapered, so as to form a nozzle A, bent in toward the nib of the pen and having a small hole 0 in the extremity of the same. I prefer to form the above-described tube of the same or nearly the same diameter as the handle of an ordinary pendiolder. To the lower extremity of the said tube is fitted a suitable metal or other socket D, such as is usually employed upon an ordinary penholder and intended to receive a nib D of any suitable description. The said socket or holder D is placed upon the tube A in such a manner that the nozzle A is situated in a convenient part of the nib D, so as to supply ink to the same in the manner hereinafter described. Instead of the said holder, I sometimes employa barrel-pen of suitable dimensions.

Upon the upper extremity of the tube A, when open, is provided an elastic or flexible over the hereinbefore -1nentioned flange. The elastic or flexible piece E is secured upon the tube A by means of a ring or band E, or in any other suitable manner. This 'elastio cap can be used to give a forward impulse to the ink when necessary.

To fill the tube with ink, I warm the tube slightly, so as to exhaust the air or a portion of the air from the said tube, and then insert the nozzle A in the ink, which latter is caused to enter the tube A through the hole 0 by atmospheric pressure. To supply this nib D with inkwhen in use, all that is necessary is to press slightly upon the elastic or flexible piece E.

In some instances, insteadof the india-rub her or other material hereinbefore described, I provide the upper extremity of the tube A with a suitable removable cap having an elastic or flexible metal top, by pressing upon which the ink can be supplied to the nib D in the manner hereinabove described. In this instance the said tube may be tiled with ink by removing the said cap and pouring the ink into the tube A.

Fig. 2 illustrates a modification wherein the tube A is provided with a nozzle A, curved or bent in the form shown, and provided at its extremity with a screw-threaded portion A intended to receive a small cap J when the pen is not in use. \Vhen the pen is in use, the small cap J can be placed upon a screw-threaded projection F, provided upon the cap F. F is a piece of india-rubber or other suitable material, against which the upper extremity of the tube A bears when the said cap I is in position, thus forming a tight joint. \Vhen not required for writing purposes, the barrel-pen or holder D or nib D can be moved upward along the tube A,

and the device may then be conveniently placed in the pocket with the greatest safety and security.

Fig. 3 shows still further modifications and illustrates a different position in which the hole or holes C may be placed in the nozzle A of the tube A. These modifications will be readily understood from the drawings without further description.

Although I have hereinbefore described vainlo'pmr'tice, it is obvious that I can somewhat further modify the construction of my improved reservoir or fountain pen without departing from the nature of my said invention.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is The combinatiomwith the tubular ink-reservoir, perforated nozzle, and flexible cap, 1orated at the upper end of the reservoir and adapted to aid the flow of ink to the nib, of a screwed or otherwise securely-attachable cap 15 to cover the nozzle, and a socket formed with or adapted to receive a nib and fitted to slide on the said tubular reservoir, substantially as and for the purpose above specified.

In testimony whereoflaffix my signature in 20 the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE HORATIO JONES.

Witnesses:

WALTER J. SKERTEN, C. II. RUSSELL. 

